The Constitutional Council in Senegal has declared this Tuesday March 6 that the presidential election must take place before the end of the mandate of President Macky Sall. It also rejected another recommendation made to President Sall and declared that the list of 19 candidates already validated by the institution …
Read More »Senegalese opposition leader resumes hunger strike
The Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has announced that he has resumed a hunger strike. He was jailed several months ago on various charges including criminal association with a terrorist enterprise and undermining state security. He says the charges were instigated by President Macky Sall and aimed at preventing him …
Read More »Fatou Fall, first female General of the Senegalese Army
President Macky Sall has appointed Fatou Fall to the rank of general in the Senegalese army, Senegalese Defense Minister Sidiki Kaba announced. Fatou Fall thus becomes the first woman to obtain this rank. “The President of the Republic had to make 3 important appointments of generals, but the flagship appointment …
Read More »Invasion of Ukraine by Russia: African Union reacts
The African Union (AU) has expressed concern over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calls for an “immediate ceasefire” to avoid a “planetary conflict”. The institution’s chairman, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said in a statement that they were “extremely concerned” about the invasion. “They …
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